NASA's Perseverance rover team drills first Martian rock sample
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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover team announced on Thursday that it has successfully cored its first Mars rock.
NASA said that initial images downlinked after the events showed an intact sample present in the sample tube after coring. "However, additional images taken after the arm completed sample acquisition were inconclusive due to poor sunlight conditions," it said, noting that the rover would obtain additional imagery of the sample tube with better lighting before the processing continues.More Related News